President Biden to nominate Daniel Werfel as IRS Commissioner

President Biden intends to nominate Daniel Werfel to serve as the next IRS Commissioner.

President Biden intends to nominate Daniel Werfel to serve as the next IRS Commissioner.

The White House today issued a release announcing that President Biden intends to nominate Daniel Werfel to serve as the next IRS Commissioner.

According to a related Treasury release, Werfel has served in a variety of leadership roles in the federal government and private sector. In 2009, he was nominated by President Obama to be the Controller of the Office of Management and Budget, a post he served in for four years before becoming Acting Commissioner of the IRS in 2013. 

 

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